On Feb 19, 2008 1:27 AM, Rich Morgan <rmorgan@heavysystems.com> wrote:
> Chuck Hast wrote:
> > I was thinking of going to FiOS but if they charge $99 for a static then I will
> > stay with my RR static at $69... What do I get over what I have now that
> > makes it worth $30/mo more?? I have the basic SoHo package and have
> > had it now for I guess about 5 years or more.
>
> Well, everyone's situation is different, but I'll be saving money. I'm
> currently paying a little over $100/month for RR "Business" class with
> static IP, blah blah blah. In addition to that, my land line Verizon
> POTS is about $50/month. I currently do not have cable tv.
>
> However, with the basic FiOS service, I'll be getting the same speed
> internet connection as my "business" cable line AND phone AND tv
> included *at the same price*. So I'll be saving about $50/month and
> getting TV for free, if you want to look at it that way.
>
> Makes sense to me, YMMV.
>
I pay about $121/mo for the cable which includes TV and the RR account.
I do not have the digital cable yet, but do have all of the normal analog
channels they offer plus some digital that the digital TV picks up. Just got
the digital TV the other day. I have Vonage and have had it now for I think
about 4-5 years. It has been very good. If I can get FiOS with a price similar
to that I have with the cable then I would go that direction, but sounds like
if I go FiOS with the static IP I am going to be paying something like $150/
mo or there abouts. I looked at the phone end of it, my wife calls Costa Rica
a lot to talk to family and Verizon has terrible pricing to Costa Rica, $0.27
/min as opposed to $0.09/min. I also get a good chunk of Europe at my
flat rate. I would like to have the fibre but not if it is going to cost me a
arm and leg...
-- Chuck Hast -- KP4DJT -- To paraphrase my flight instructor; "the only dumb question is the one you DID NOT ask resulting in my going out and having to identify your bits and pieces in the midst of torn and twisted metal." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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